Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-09
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TAP ROOT DELUsIoN.

| TAP ROOT DELUsIoN.
DIR. E, M. Joslin of Orange, spoke o.
the necessity Of planting cuttings ano
seeds of trees where the desired tree IL
IN grow and of the necessity OF preserv-.
inc the full taproot of transplanted
tree tsl.most an impossibility).
This proposition met with instant
onnos;tion. Mr.. Cooper of Santa Ana
stated that he planted walnuts where ne
wanted the trees to grow to preserve the
tanroot and had cultivated them for
eleven wears and never got quart OF
nuts while his neighbors who planted
later and took trees from nursery
with taproots cut off were get
ting bountiful crops all the time.
Others had planted trees with long
tan roots that rotted before the sun mad
warmed the earth down three or four
feet where the roots extended. Ihere
was no support TO the position OF Mr..
Jeslin and he retreated before the com.
bined experience Of all tree planters OF
the society.
Mr.. CAREY warned new orchardists
against planting too many varieties os
fruit so there would not be enough OF
any variety to tempt a purchaser OF any
one kind. He thought too many WASH,
inpton navel oranges were being planted
as they ripened early and almost all at
once. Thought part OF the oreharas
should be of variety that rlpened iater:
Mr., Hamilton said that the prospect OF
the orange growers was improving all
the time, owing to the valuable services
of the Orange Growers Protective Union
which had systematized the business OF
marketing oranges SO that all gooo
oranges will hereafter bring good prices.
EVENING SESSION.
d. Edison Smith read an essay to show
that ten acres OF land were enough ior
the support of family. The paper was
very practical, and it was minute des-
cription of the products of his own fru't
and vegetable farm Of ten acres In SANTA
Ana from which he made $l67 o annually
without counting in the value OF the
fruits and vegetables that his family con.
sumed, His custom was to plant small
fruits and vegetables among his trees IN
til they came into liberal bearing. he
plants oranges, figs, softsheli walnu's,
alfalfa for the support OF morse ana
COW. He raised sweet-corn, peas, beans,
peanuts and grapes with through cult.
walton, and ali paid we'll until the trees
needed all the ground. His facts COM
manded the closest attention, and clearly
showed that Mr.. Smith is q model far
mer in all that he undertakes.
THE ENToMoLoGlsT.
Mr.. D. w. Coquillett, of Los Angeles,
furnished carefully prepared paper on
Imported Insect Pests" which was
read by President Hamilton. tThere
was nothing new in the paper that was
of Immediate value. 1t mainly consisted
of historical notices of insect pests that
had been destroyed by parasites, but did
not state that it was safe to wait for
some parasite to come along to destroy
the scalebug for they might delay their
chariot wheels till orchards and orchard.
lists were dead. The audience had the
same idea. This matter will rt ceive at
tention later on, as we'll as some other
features of the convention.
The meeting adjourned to re-convene
at Pomona on the first Thursday in DC.
tober next. The exercises were full OF
interest from beginning to end, but
full description cannot be given in less
than dozen columns of the HERALD.